Editing Arthur Kennedy (section)

== Awards and honors ==

In 1949, Kennedy won a [[Tony Award]] for best supporting actor as Biff in Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman'' at the [[Morosco Theatre]].<ref name=ANB/>

The New York Film Critics named him Best Actor for ''[[Bright Victory]]'' (1951).<ref name=ANB/>

His performance in ''[[Trial (1955 film)|Trial]]'' won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.<ref name=ANB/>

His portrayal of the newspaper reporter in ''[[Elmer Gantry (film)|Elmer Gantry]]'' (1960) gained him a Film Daily Award and a Limelight Award.<ref name=ANB/>

=== Oscar nominations ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Film
! Winner
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#1940s|1949]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Champion (1949 film)|Champion]]''
| [[Dean Jagger]] – ''[[Twelve O'Clock High]]''
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor#1950s|1951]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| ''[[Bright Victory]]''
| [[Humphrey Bogart]] – ''[[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]]''
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#1950s|1955]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Trial (1955 film)|Trial]]''
| [[Jack Lemmon]] – ''[[Mister Roberts (1955 film)|Mister Roberts]]''
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#1950s|1957]]
| ''[[Peyton Place (film)|Peyton Place]]''
| [[Red Buttons]] – ''[[Sayonara]]''
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#1950s|1958]]
| ''[[Some Came Running (film)|Some Came Running]]''
| [[Burl Ives]] – ''[[The Big Country]]''
|-
|}